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Dell OPTIPLEX 790 manual

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  • Page 1

    Dell OptiPlex 790 Setup And Features Information About Warnings WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Mini-Tower — Front And Back View Figure 1. Front And Back View Of Mini-Tower 1. power button, power light 2. optical-drive bay (optional) 3. headphone connector 4. microphone connector 5. diagnos[...]

  • Page 2

    Desktop — Front And Back View Figure 2. Front And Back View Of Desktop 1. optical drive 2. optical-drive eject button 3. power button, power light 4. USB 2.0 connectors (4) 5. microphone connector 6. headphone connector 7. drive activity light 8. diagnostic lights (4) 9. padlock ring 10. security-cable slot 11. power connector 12. back panel conn[...]

  • Page 3

    Small Form Factor — Front And Back View Figure 3. Front And Back View Of Small Form Factor 1. optical drive 2. optical-drive eject button 3. power button, power light 4. USB 2.0 connectors (4) 5. microphone connector 6. headphone connector 7. diagnostic lights (4) 8. drive activity light 9. padlock ring 10. security-cable slot 11. power connector[...]

  • Page 4

    Ultra Small Form Factor — Front And Back View Figure 4. Front And Back View Of Ultra Small Form Factor 1. optical drive 2. optical-drive eject button 3. power button, power light 4. drive activity light 5. diagnostic lights (4) 6. headphone connector 7. microphone connector 8. USB 2.0 connectors (2) 9. Wi-Fi antenna (optional) 10. network activit[...]

  • Page 5

    Mini-Tower And Desktop — Back Panel Figure 5. Back Panel View of Mini-Tower And Desktop 1. mouse connector 2. link integrity light 3. network connector 4. network activity light 5. serial connector 6. line-out connector 7. keyboard connector 8. USB 2.0 connectors (6) 9. DisplayPort connector 10. VGA connector 11. line-in/microphone connector Smal[...]

  • Page 6

    Quick Setup WARNING: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional best practices information, see www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Some devices may not be included if you did not order them. 1. Connect the monitor using only one of the following cables: [...]

  • Page 7

    Figure 11. VGA To DisplayPort Adapter 2. Connect the USB keyboard or mouse (optional). Figure 12. USB Connection 3. Connect the network cable (optional). Figure 13. Network Connection 4. Connect the modem (optional). Figure 14. Modem Connection 5. Connect the power cable(s). 7[...]

  • Page 8

    Figure 15. Connecting Power 6. Press the power buttons on the monitor and the computer. Figure 16. Turning On Power Specifications NOTE: The following specifications are only those required by law to ship with your computer. For a complete and current listing of the specifications for your computer, go to support.dell.com . System Information Chips[...]

  • Page 9

    Memory Memory module connectors Desktop, Mini-Tower, Small Form Factor four DIMM slots Ultra Small Form Factor two DIMM slots Memory module capacity 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB Type DDR3 1333 MHz Minimum memory 1 GB Maximum memory Desktop, Mini-Tower, Small Form Factor 16 GB Ultra Small Form Factor 8 GB Drives Externally accessible: 5.25 inch drive bays M[...]

  • Page 10

    Drives Small Form Factor one Ultra Small Form Factor one Control Lights And Diagnostic Lights Power button light Blue light — Solid blue light indicates power-on state; blinking blue light indicates sleep state of the computer. Amber light — Solid amber light when the computer does not start indicates a problem with the system board or power su[...]

  • Page 11

    Power Small Form Factor 240 W Ultra Small Form Factor 200 W Maximum heat dissipation Mini-Tower 1390 BTU/hr Desktop 1312 BTU/hr Small Form Factor 1259 BTU/hr Ultra Small Form Factor 758 BTU/hr NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated by using the power supply wattage rating. NOTE: See the safety information that shipped with your computer for important[...]

  • Page 12

    Physical Weight (Minimum) Mini-Tower 8.87 kg (19.55 lb) Desktop 7.56 kg (16.67 lb) Small Form Factor 5.70 kg (12.57 lb) Ultra Small Form Factor 3.27 kg (7.21 lb) Environmental Temperature: Operating 10 °C to 35 °C (50 °F to 95 °F) Storage –40 °C to 65 °C (–40 °F to 149 °F) Relative humidity 20% to 80% (noncondensing) Altitude: Operating[...]

  • Page 13

    Trademarks used in this text: Dell ™ , the DELL logo, Dell Precision ™ , Precision ON ™ , ExpressCharge ™ , Latitude ™ , Latitude ON ™ , OptiPlex ™ , Vostro ™ , and Wi-Fi Catcher ™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. Intel ® , Pentium ® , Xeon ® , Core ™ , Atom ™ , Centrino ® , and Celeron ® are registered trademarks or trademark[...]